New challenges facing the institutional research profession are covered in these 1986 conference proceedings of the North East Association for Institutional Research. Paper titles and authors include: "Institutional Research at Mercer County Community College: The Changing Role in the Eighties" (F. L. Edwards); "Course Placement and Academic Success" (J. C. Clark, A. Drum); "The STAR System: When a Mainframe Admissions Database Is Implemented on a Microcomputer" (J. F. Campbell, L. M. Spiro); "A Strategic Planning Model for Enrollment Management" (A. Lolli); "Planning: Strategic and Operational--How Do They Fit Together" (J. Napora); "The Role of Institutional Research in University Advancement Activity" (M. F. Middaugh); "Plant Upkeep and Financial Equilibrium: What Does It Take to Stay in Balance?" (J. A. Dunn, Jr., B. Sonenstein); "Information Management: Dealing with Imperfect Systems" (L. Webster-Saft, M. Eckstein); "The Impact of a New Academic Standards Policy on Different Community College Student Groups" (J. Grosset, G. Yerardi); "An Integrated Longitudinal Approach to the Study of Student Outcomes" (R. M. Karp); "A Study of the Fall 1980 Entering Cohort" (H. Staatse, F. Edwards); "Systematic Allocation of Faculty Positions: A Course Analysis Model" (K. D. Stewart, T. M. Edwards); "Decision Support for Contract Negotiation: The Context and Content of a Resource Allocation Model" (W. Poland, T. Wickenden); "Using Multiple Regression to Illuminate Faculty Salary Comparisons" (D. Trusheim); "Computer Modeling and Contract Negotiations: A Formula for Distributing Inequity Funds" (F. Wunschel, P. Roelfs); "Student Indebtedness: A Survey of State University Graduates" (J. A. Brown); "Life After Graduation: Trends in Post-College Activities" (B. Waters, R. Cheskis-Gold); "Post-Baccalaureate Plans of the Classes of 1984, 1985, and 1986" (D. G. Terkla, L. A. Kotowicz); "Attracting Low Income Students to a High Priced College: Does Loan Policy Make a Difference?" (L. J. Smith); "Regression Analysis of Factors Related to Acceptance to Medical School" (M. E. Costello, J. C. Clark, C. H. Yoder); "Marketing Strategic Planning: A Panel Discussion" (F. Milligan, G. J. Ryan); "Providing for the Needs of Handicapped Students in a Postsecondary Environment" (G. G. Walter, W. A. Welsh); "A Design and Implementation Plan for a Self-Evaluation of a Student Service Program" (J. J. Richards); "Student Withdrawals from Courses at a Community College (M. Murray, J. R. Banacki); "The Influence of Student Satisfaction on Persistence" (D. M. Green, J. V. Morlock); "Estimating Student Flow with Limited Data" (D. L. Rumpf, S. Coelen); "Total Private Support and Alumni/AE Giving: A Comparison of Twenty-Six Private Universities--1976 to 1985" (J. A. Dunn, Jr., A. Adam); and "Gifts from Individuals, and Dependence on Large Gifts: A Comparison of Fourteen Private Universities, 1983-84 and 1984-85" ( J. A. Dunn, Jr., A. Adam). (SW)

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